As Criminals Innovate With AI, Cyber Defenses Scramble to Keep Up The rapid advances in artificial intelligence are reshaping the battlefield between cybercriminals and security teams—raising the stakes for corporations and government agencies already struggling to keep threats at bay. According to new research from cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies, digital crime syndicates and...Read More
By SentinelOne Updated: March 30, 2025 Ransomware is rapidly turning into one of the most challenging threats a business can face in the modern digital environment, significantly affecting various industries. Ransomware is a type of malware that targets a victim’s files by encrypting them so they cannot be accessed unless the cyber criminal is given...Read More
CISA, the FBI, the NSA, and international cybersecurity agencies are calling on organizations and DNS providers to mitigate the “Fast Flux” cybercrime evasion technique used by state-sponsored threat actors and ransomware gangs. Although the technique isn’t new, its effectiveness has been documented and proven repeatedly in actual cyberattacks. How Fast Flux helps with evasion Fast Flux is a...Read More
Roblox CEO and co-founder Dave Baszucki has told parents to keep their children off the popular game platform if they have safety concerns. Speaking to BBC News about the platform’s widely-reported issues with safeguarding and protecting younger players, Baszucki said the company is vigilant when it comes to addressing instances of bad behaviour but that...Read More
As artificial intelligence tools proliferate within organizations, security risks are surging, complicating the already challenging landscape of cyber defense. Businesses eager to harness AI’s promise are finding themselves unprepared to manage threats ranging from data leakage to sophisticated phishing attacks, according to a new report from the cybersecurity firm Check Point Software Technologies. Check Point...Read More
When the world’s cardinals met in Rome last Monday for the first of their crucial pre-conclave discussions, they raised ‘the issue of clerical abuse’, according to a Vatican spokesman. The cardinals are forbidden to reveal anything that was said. But behind closed doors, the preparations for the conclave – which starts on Wednesday – are...Read More
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) on Wednesday said it had received nearly 860,000 complaints in the last year and recorded a “staggering” $16.6 billion in losses to businesses and individuals, the highest for both figures since the hub’s establishment in 2000. Fraud represented the bulk of reported losses in 2024 while ransomware was...Read More
COLUMBUS, Ohio — State officials have announced a new initiative meant to strengthen schools’ cybersecurity, the implementation of a platform known as TechGuard, according to a press release. What You Need To Know Schools in Ohio will now have access to TechGuard, a platform that offers cybersecurity training Schools are vulnerable targets for cybercriminals State...Read More
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that continues to be lucrative for attackers, with the average ransomware payment reaching nearly $480,000 in the third quarter of 2024, according to cyber extortion incident response vendor Coveware. Whether caused by phishing or other social engineering attacks, software vulnerabilities or privileged access attacks, ransomware encrypts files, exfiltrates...Read More
On Monday, July 22, 2024, Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office prosecutors Brittney Aaron and Shanna Redwine selected a jury and began testimony in the State of Texas vs. Darrell Wayne Lang for the charge of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. Prosecutors presented evidence that in September 2021, an undercover Detective with the Internet Crimes...Read More
